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en-usPhys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine.New solid lubricant shown to reduce friction and wear on steel surfacesResearchers have created a new type of non-liquid lubricant that has been shown to reduce friction and wear significantly under the extreme conditions found in various applications, from air compressors to missile systems.https://phys.org/news/2017-08-solid-lubricant-shown-friction-steel.html
Nanomaterials Tue, 08 Aug 2017 06:07:30 EDTnews421391242Lubing up industry, the natural waySesame oil might make a viable and sustainable alternative to mineral oil as an industrial lubricant, according to research published in the International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology.https://phys.org/news/2017-05-lubing-industry-natural.html
Materials Science Mon, 08 May 2017 16:20:11 EDTnews413479202Nano-level lubricant tuning improves material for electronic devices and surface coatingsMolybdenum disulfide (MoS2), which is ubiquitously used as a solid lubricant, has recently been shown to have a two-dimensional (2D) form that is similar to graphene. But, when thinned down to less than a nanometer thick, MoS2 demonstrates properties with great promise as a functional material for electronic devices and surface coatings.https://phys.org/news/2017-02-nano-level-lubricant-tuning-material-electronic.html
Nanomaterials Fri, 10 Feb 2017 19:05:53 EDTnews405975938Metallic glass gears make for graceful robotsThrow a baseball, and you might say it's all in the wrist.https://phys.org/news/2016-11-metallic-glass-gears-graceful-robots.html
Condensed Matter Tue, 29 Nov 2016 07:14:02 EDTnews399626011Graphene-based nanolubricants could grease automotive industrys futureRecent research has shown that adding nanoparticles to liquids significantly enhances some of their properties. "Nanofluids" have been synthesised using carbon nanotubes and various metallic, oxide and ceramic nanoparticles. Adding nanoparticles to lubricants enhances their ability to conduct heat, lubricate and protect from wear-and-tear. These are important properties in the automotive industry as better lubricants result in reduced engine wear, lower noise, and better and longer engine performance.https://phys.org/news/2016-05-graphene-based-nanolubricants-automotive-industrys-future.html
Nanomaterials Fri, 20 May 2016 07:22:43 EDTnews382947754Metals smart enough to save gasImagine engines that conserve fuel by automatically dialing down internal friction, water pipes that seal their own cracks and iPhones that protect themselves when dropped. Metallurgist Pradeep Rohatgi has – and he invented the futuristic materials necessary to build these smart products.https://phys.org/news/2016-03-metals-smart-gas.html
Engineering Mon, 14 Mar 2016 09:50:54 EDTnews377167839Team devises easier way to make 'bijels,' a complex new form of liquid matterOil and water famously don't mix, but finely dispersing one in the other produces a liquid mixture with many useful properties. An emulsion consisting of tiny droplets of one of those liquids immersed in the other is the most common form, found in everything from salad dressings, to cosmetics to industrial lubricants.https://phys.org/news/2016-01-team-easier-bijels-complex-liquid.html
Materials Science Wed, 27 Jan 2016 06:19:53 EDTnews373097983Liquid crystal as lubricantThanks to a new lubricant, small gears can run with virtually no friction. Made from liquid crystalline fluid, these lubricants drastically reduce friction and wear.https://phys.org/news/2014-05-liquid-crystal-lubricant.html
Engineering Wed, 21 May 2014 07:20:01 EDTnews319874608Using nature as a model for low-friction bearingsThe mechanical properties of natural joints are considered unrivalled. Cartilage is coated with a special polymer layer allowing joints to move virtually friction-free, even under high pressure. Using simulations on Jülich's supercomputers, scientists from Forschungszentrum Jülich and the University of Twente have developed a new process that technologically imitates biological lubrication and even improves it using two different types of polymers. The results will be published in the science journal Nature Communications.https://phys.org/news/2014-05-nature-low-friction.html
Polymers Wed, 14 May 2014 06:05:13 EDTnews319266295Water found to be an ideal lubricant for nanomachinesResearchers from the University of Amsterdam have discovered that machines just one molecule in size move far quicker if you add a 'lubricant' to their surroundings. To their surprise, water proved to be the best lubricant by far. The research will be published on 1 September 2013 in Nature Chemistry.https://phys.org/news/2013-08-ideal-lubricant-nanomachines.html
Materials Science Sun, 01 Sep 2013 13:00:07 EDTnews296987028Melting water's lubricating effect on glaciers has only 'minor' role in future sea-level riseScientists had feared that melt-water which trickles down through the ice could dramatically speed up the movement of glaciers as it acts as a lubricant between the ice and the ground it moves over.https://phys.org/news/2013-08-lubricating-effect-glaciers-minor-role.html
Earth Sciences Mon, 12 Aug 2013 15:00:12 EDTnews295537662Data storage: Measuring the downside of downsizingTo keep pace with the rapidly growing consumer demand for data storage, hardware engineers are striving to cram as much electronic information into as small a space as possible. Jinmin Zhao, Mingsheng Zhang and co‐workers at the A*STAR Data Storage Institute, Singapore, have now devised a technique to assess the impact of making these devices more compact. Insights resulting from this work will guide the future design of stable disk drives.https://phys.org/news/2013-07-storage-downside-downsizing.html
General Physics Wed, 31 Jul 2013 08:00:02 EDTnews294474923Water is no lubricant: Reassessment of the role of water in plate tectonicsWater in the Earth's crust and upper mantle may not play such an important role as a lubricant of plate tectonics as previously assumed. This is a result geoscientists present in the current issue of the scientific journal Nature after the examination of water in the mineral olivine.https://phys.org/news/2013-06-lubricant-reassessment-role-plate-tectonics.html
Earth Sciences Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:00:04 EDTnews290255566A new species of yellow slug moth from ChinaThe moth genus Monema is represented by medium-sized yellowish species. The genus belongs to the Limacodidae family also known as the slug moths due to the distinct resemblance of their caterpillars to some slug species. Some people know this family as the cup moths, the name derived from the peculiar looking, hard shell cocoon they form.https://phys.org/news/2013-06-species-yellow-slug-moth-china.html
Plants & Animals Tue, 04 Jun 2013 10:04:13 EDTnews289559047Cryogenic machining enables guaranteeing safety of aeronautic sector partsCIC marGUNE, the Cooperative Research Centre for High-Performance Manufacture, is coordinating a line of research on cryogenic machining for developing the safety of parts for the aeronautic sector. This machining method has less impact on the environment than conventional methods. Moreover, it considerably enhances the useful life of safety parts and reduces costs. CIC marGUNE is working in collaboration with the High-Performance Manufacturing Group at the Higher Engineering School in Bilbao (UPV/EHU), Tecnalia and the University of Mondragon.https://phys.org/news/2013-04-cryogenic-machining-enables-safety-aeronautic.html
Engineering Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:59:52 EDTnews286019984Tracers reveal hidden rivers beneath ice-sheetArtificial gas tracers pumped into water at the surface of the Greenland ice sheet have revealed a hidden network of rivers flowing beneath it.https://phys.org/news/2013-03-tracers-reveal-hidden-rivers-beneath.html
Earth Sciences Tue, 12 Mar 2013 08:30:02 EDTnews282294394Scientists reveal identity of mystery marine pollutantScientists at Plymouth University appear to have identified the 'mystery' waxy oil-like substance which has been polluting seabirds along the south coast of the UK.https://phys.org/news/2013-02-scientists-reveal-identity-mystery-marine.html
Materials Science Fri, 08 Feb 2013 06:44:27 EDTnews279528256French 'rotten egg' stench invades England (Update 2)The stench of rotten eggs wafted across Paris and northern France on Tuesday, even reaching across the sea to England, after a gas leak that authorities said was very smelly but entirely harmless.https://phys.org/news/2013-01-rotten-egg-wafts-paris-northern.html
Environment Tue, 22 Jan 2013 07:30:01 EDTnews278059913Russians announce retrieval of first clean ice sample from Lake Vostok(Phys.org)—Researchers with Russia's Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute have announced that they have successfully retrieved a clean ice core sample from Lake Vostok in Antarctica. The sample, taken from a bore hole drilled over two miles through the ice to the lake underneath, is the result of years of effort. Researchers hope to find evidence in the ice of life on Earth as it existed as far back as 20 million years ago.https://phys.org/news/2013-01-russians-ice-sample-lake-vostok.html
Earth Sciences Mon, 14 Jan 2013 08:11:21 EDTnews277373464Using less gas and oil to get where you're goingA quick pit-stop at the gas station is enough to put a good dent in your wallet. New technology is set to lower the high cost of filling up your car, by enabling combustion engines to consume two to three percent less gas and signifi cantly less oil, while eliminating a step in engine production.https://phys.org/news/2012-10-gas-oil-youre.html
Engineering Mon, 01 Oct 2012 09:30:02 EDTnews268300999Novel molecules significantly reduce wearMachines with sliding and rolling parts are virtually ubiquitous. European funding enabled researchers to develop high-performing coatings and lubricants based on a novel new class of molecules to significantly reduce wear.https://phys.org/news/2012-09-molecules-significantly.html
Nanomaterials Mon, 10 Sep 2012 09:10:52 EDTnews266487044Supercharged safflowerThis scientific achievement has produced safflower seed oil that contains more than 90 per cent of this valuable fatty acid, the highest level of purity of an individual fatty acid currently available in any plant oil.https://phys.org/news/2012-05-supercharged-safflower.html
Biotechnology Mon, 21 May 2012 09:36:34 EDTnews256811786Improved lubrication without oilRunning nicely &#150; this applies even more to aqueous biopolymer solutions than to oil. These solutions are used as a cooling lubricant for machining hard metals and for tool-making machinery on which tools are manufactured.https://phys.org/news/2012-05-lubrication-oil.html
Materials Science Thu, 10 May 2012 09:20:01 EDTnews255856315US firm to make pay-out for China oil spill: reportConocoPhillips and its Chinese partner will pay around 305 million yuan ($48 million) to fishermen in a northern port city over a major oil spill last year, a state-backed newspaper said Monday.https://phys.org/news/2012-04-firm-pay-out-china-oil.html
Environment Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:00:23 EDTnews252557572Single-walled carbon nanotubes may serve as ideal probing tips to study friction, lubrication and wear at the microscaleStudying microscopic interactions at single asperities is vital for the understanding of friction and lubrication at the macroscale. Surface probe instruments with carbon nanotube tips may enable such investigations, as now demonstrated in a theoretical study led by Ping Liu and Yong-Wei Zhang at the A*STAR Institute of High Performance Computing. The researchers showed that short, single-walled, capped carbon nanotubes are able to capture the frictional characteristics of graphene with atomic resolution.https://phys.org/news/2011-11-single-walled-carbon-nanotubes-ideal-probing.html
Nanomaterials Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:30:01 EDTnews241778495Study reveals that solidified lubricants do not change back to liquid formA new study by GW Professor Yongsheng Leng, assistant professor of engineering and applied science, and postdoctoral scientist Yajie Lei, reveals that solidified lubricants in tight pores do not change back to a liquid form. The new discovery will help in understanding and designing new lubricant to improve our fuel economy.https://phys.org/news/2011-10-reveals-solidified-lubricants-liquid.html
Condensed Matter Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:18:55 EDTnews238141039Nanotechnologists reveal the frictional characteristics of atomically thin sheets (w/ Video)A team of nanotechnology researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University has used friction force microscopy to determine the nanoscale frictional characteristics of four atomically-thin materials, discovering a universal characteristic for these very different materials. Friction across these thin sheets increases as the number of atomic layers decreases, all the way down to one layer of atoms. This friction increase was surprising as there previously was no theory to predict this behavior.https://phys.org/news/2010-04-nanotechnologists-reveal-frictional-characteristics-atomically.html
Nanophysics Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:00:03 EDTnews189348776Green industrial lubricant developedA team of researchers from the University of Huelva has developed an environmentally-friendly lubricating grease based on ricin oil and cellulose derivatives, according to the journal Green Chemistry. The new formula does not include any of the contaminating components used to manufacture traditional industrial lubricants.https://phys.org/news/2009-07-green-industrial-lubricant.html
Materials Science Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:30:02 EDTnews166442010